Porridge (2016 TV series)
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Porridge is a British television sitcom, starring Kevin Bishop, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC One. The show is a sequel to the original 1974 series of the same name, which both Clement and La Frenais wrote. The sitcom focuses on prison inmate, Nigel Norman Fletcher (played by Bishop), the grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher, who is sent to Wakeley Prison to serve a five year sentence for cyber crimes.
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Dick Clement Ian La Frenais |
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Directed by | Dominic Brigstocke |
Starring | |
Composer | Max Harris |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | |
Producer | Richard Webb |
Production location | Dock10[1] |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 28 minutes |
Production company | BBC Studios |
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Network | BBC One |
Release | 28 August 2016 (2016-08-28) ā 10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) |
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The programme aired as a one-off special as part of the BBC's Landmark Sitcom Season in 2016, with a full series being commissioned following this. The first episode premiered on 6 October 2017.